[V8] oil drain plug trick

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I have tried everything to get my drain plug to not drip - like it has since I
bought the car. I tried several kinds of o-rings, torquing the snot out of it,
and nothing worked. It still leaked enough to be wet all the time. Not enough to
drip on the floor - but enough to piss me off. I like a nice dry motor - and
this was the only wet spot. So - maybe two oil changes ago I tried wrapping the
base of the plug threads with heavy teflon tape and it seems to work perfectly.
Now the pan is nice and dry!

The trick is to only put the tape on the lower 1/3 of the threads, and put it on
thick. (I twist the tape, then wrap it on) That way there in no chance teflon
shreds can get into the oil, and you can remove the old tape and replace it at
each change. I just re-use the old o-ring now too.

I must be bored....


Dave